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we begin with the obama administration facing a firestorm of criticism on two fronts. there's health care and an important hearing we will have more on that in a moment. >> but first the growing calls to stop spying on allies. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: under fire for allegedly spying on americans and america's friends. the nation's spy chief made no apologies. >> we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes and only work within the law. >> reporter: abc news has confirmed reports u.s. intelligence has listened in on the phone conversations of the leaders of 35 american allies. reports that drew sharp criticism from top members of congress in both parties. >> the reports are very disturbing. friends don't spy on friends. >> reporter: or do we? is spying on friends still going on? >> is the united states now listening in on the phone conversations of friendly presidents and prime ministers? >> john, i'm not going to get in to discussions of specific activities, intelligence gathering activities. >> we are listening in to the conve
we begin with the obama administration facing a firestorm of criticism on two fronts. there's health care and an important hearing we will have more on that in a moment. >> but first the growing calls to stop spying on allies. here's abc's jonathan karl. >> reporter: under fire for allegedly spying on americans and america's friends. the nation's spy chief made no apologies. >> we do not spy on anyone except for valid foreign intelligence purposes and only work within the law....
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the obama administration predicted seven million americans would be signed up by emergency only 1 million have done so. jonathan karl reports on the outreach. >> reporter: there's a new front in the battle over obamacare, young people. if not enough sign up, premiums could skyrocket. so far they don't seem to be paying much attention. >> it hasn't been on my mind. >> i haven't had time to think about that. >> reporter: to get their attention, the pro-obama group ofa is out with this video. >> we love you no matter what, but it is time to get coverage. >> reporter: they're earning justified ridicule in this online ad featuring a man in a zip-up plaid onesy pajamas. and one with a white house press secretary. california is out with this featuring a rapper calling himself b. rock o'breezy. telling people to sign up because it is hot. >> health care has it going on. >> is anyone going to buy health care because b. rock o'breezy tells them it is hot? >> and the anti-obamacare side. >> i see you chose to sign up for obamacare. >> reporter: one group launched this creepy video with uncle sam tak
the obama administration predicted seven million americans would be signed up by emergency only 1 million have done so. jonathan karl reports on the outreach. >> reporter: there's a new front in the battle over obamacare, young people. if not enough sign up, premiums could skyrocket. so far they don't seem to be paying much attention. >> it hasn't been on my mind. >> i haven't had time to think about that. >> reporter: to get their attention, the pro-obama group ofa is...
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amid the outrage, the obama administration is receiving support from unlikely quarters. abc's tahman bradley reports. >> reporter: the obama administration wasn't alone in defending the agency's collection of telephone record from u.s. citizens. several key lawmakers did too. >> the information they're really looking for is on the other end. >> i hope the american people appreciate we are at war, because i sure do. >> reporter: though urt order doesn't allow the government to listen in on the phone calls, no american is exempt from the secret program including members of congress and celebrities. civil liberties groups are outraged. >> it reflects what you eat, what you read, your political affiliations, your faith, your mental health. >> reporter: the program started under president bush. back then senator obama condemned it. >> no more illegal wiretapping of american citizens. no more national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. >> reporter: president obama's attorney general defended the practice. >> we obviously operate within legal
amid the outrage, the obama administration is receiving support from unlikely quarters. abc's tahman bradley reports. >> reporter: the obama administration wasn't alone in defending the agency's collection of telephone record from u.s. citizens. several key lawmakers did too. >> the information they're really looking for is on the other end. >> i hope the american people appreciate we are at war, because i sure do. >> reporter: though urt order doesn't allow the...
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it appears the obama administration is taking steps to stop aid to the country in chaos for now. we're live in washington with details. >>> and close call. hollywood legend dick van dyke, this morning, he's talking about his escape from that burning car. >>> picture-perfect. our first look at prince george. and prince william is opening up about fatherhood. >>> another obama. a new member of the first family is introduced to the country. >>> and good tuesday morning. we begin with breaking news from
it appears the obama administration is taking steps to stop aid to the country in chaos for now. we're live in washington with details. >>> and close call. hollywood legend dick van dyke, this morning, he's talking about his escape from that burning car. >>> picture-perfect. our first look at prince george. and prince william is opening up about fatherhood. >>> another obama. a new member of the first family is introduced to the country. >>> and good tuesday...
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the obama administration says it takes the threat seriously. >> we have heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric. >> the united states will defend and protect ourselves and our treaty ally the republic of korea. >> reporter: two u.s. destroyers arrived, reinforcing the fact that the pentagon will defend south korea. for weeks north korea's young dictator has been ratcheting up the war talk vowing to attack the neighbors to the south and the united states. >> what kim jong-un, is provocative, dangerous and reckless. >> reporter: analysts say kim's behavior could be an effort to portray himself as a strong military commander but risks further isolating the communist nation. >> i think he has got to look internally and realize that he has got a -- an economic problem and got to feed his people. >> south korea is not taking any chances. president park geun-hye instructed her military to respond strongly to any attack. the u.n. secretary-general says this standoff has gone too far and is urging negotiations. the white house said kim's threat sews far have not been backed up w
the obama administration says it takes the threat seriously. >> we have heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric. >> the united states will defend and protect ourselves and our treaty ally the republic of korea. >> reporter: two u.s. destroyers arrived, reinforcing the fact that the pentagon will defend south korea. for weeks north korea's young dictator has been ratcheting up the war talk vowing to attack the neighbors to the south and the united states....
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obama administration officials don't want to make any swift decisions. but it is clear that the more than $1 billion in aid the u.s. send to egypt is in jeopardy. >> reporter: egypt is on edge. but in an exclusive interview with abc's martha raddatz, the interim prime minister there said he doesn't fear a civil war. the obama administration says the u.s. role is limited, up to egypt to solve this crisis. but hazem el-beblawi says the u.s. has influence there. >> we need the united states as much as the united states need us. >> reporter: the white house is reviewing its military aid to egypt. more than $1 billion a year, set aside for this critical ally in the middle east. asked what it means if the u.s. decides to cut that aid off, beblawi was blunt. >> this will be a very bad sign. it will definitely affect the military for some time. >> reporter: the white house says it is not a quick decision or a simple action. >> this is not a faucet in which you just turn the spigot and assistance continues to flow. >> reporter: an aide to top democratic senator s
obama administration officials don't want to make any swift decisions. but it is clear that the more than $1 billion in aid the u.s. send to egypt is in jeopardy. >> reporter: egypt is on edge. but in an exclusive interview with abc's martha raddatz, the interim prime minister there said he doesn't fear a civil war. the obama administration says the u.s. role is limited, up to egypt to solve this crisis. but hazem el-beblawi says the u.s. has influence there. >> we need the united...
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intervening and mandating and complicating -- >> reporter: the obama administration says government investment at that young age pays off down the road. educators like paige agree and say studies back that up. >> regardless of the background of the child, regardless of the income, that there is a positive effect, that the dollar we're investing in early childhood programs is saving us money in what we're not spending in the future. >> reporter: but president obama will need help and money from governors to get congress on board. rob and diana, back to you. >> all right. our thanks to karen travers. just talking about the money, president obama has not released a lot of details about this, but there is one liberal think tank estimates it's going to cost about $100 billion over the next decade to get this done. >> big price tag. >> so that's a lot of money. staying on the value of making this happen, preschool teachers don't have a lot of requirements, and a lot of them make minimum wage. >> wow. >> so, you know, to -- it's just a hard compromise to come up with to get this done. >> you would th
intervening and mandating and complicating -- >> reporter: the obama administration says government investment at that young age pays off down the road. educators like paige agree and say studies back that up. >> regardless of the background of the child, regardless of the income, that there is a positive effect, that the dollar we're investing in early childhood programs is saving us money in what we're not spending in the future. >> reporter: but president obama will need...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration is making it clear the pressure is on russia to broker a deal and it's on them if it fails. john and diana. >>> karen, thank you. wall street likes the possibility of a diplomatic possibility in syria. the dow surged. the third straight day of triple digit gains. the s&p 500 had its second straight day of gains. >>> blocks away from the new york stock exchange a tribute of light. twin beams climbing from the world trade center. >> the lights are possibly the most powerful reminder of each 9/11 anniversary. >> before the lights were turned on family members of the nearly 3,000 people who died in new york on 9/11 gathered at the world trade center memorial plaza for the annual reading of the names. many of them carried pictures and those 240 spoke are struggling with their loss. >> i'm just waiting for the pain to go away. >> daddy, i miss you so much and i think about you every day. even though it's been 12 years. >> many left flowers on the names of their family members of the memorial's water flowed below. others used pencil to sketch the names
. >> reporter: the obama administration is making it clear the pressure is on russia to broker a deal and it's on them if it fails. john and diana. >>> karen, thank you. wall street likes the possibility of a diplomatic possibility in syria. the dow surged. the third straight day of triple digit gains. the s&p 500 had its second straight day of gains. >>> blocks away from the new york stock exchange a tribute of light. twin beams climbing from the world trade center....
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shushannah walshe, abc news, washington. >>> it's become a holiday tradition for president obama. he and the first lady took a break from their family vaation to visit a marine corps base. he spoke a few maintenance met and posed for photographs with some of the troops. it is one of the few public moments during his vacation. >>> some other christmas celebrations from low key family celebrations to religious pilgrimages. for some it includes a trip to the beach. marci gonzalez looks at christmas around the world. >> reporter: 'tis the day for worldwide celebrations. and sending warm wishes. >> so merry christmas, everyone. >> reporter: a much different kind of christmas in australia. families hitting the beach dournd, hanging ten with santa. ♪ >> reporter: st. nick was a busy guy delivering gifts to syrian children in a refugee camp in jordan and leaving a little something for the troops in afghanistan spending this holiday so far from their families. >> merry christmas. i miss you all so much. but i will be home next year and we will be together for the next christmas. >> repor
shushannah walshe, abc news, washington. >>> it's become a holiday tradition for president obama. he and the first lady took a break from their family vaation to visit a marine corps base. he spoke a few maintenance met and posed for photographs with some of the troops. it is one of the few public moments during his vacation. >>> some other christmas celebrations from low key family celebrations to religious pilgrimages. for some it includes a trip to the beach. marci gonzalez...
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. >>> new details are emerging about the secret service prostitution scandal ahead of president obama's visit to colombia last year. a report found three drug enforcement administration agents stationed there had paid for sexual services for themselves and two of those agents hired a prostitute for a visiting secret service supervisor. they used their government issued blackberries to arrange those encounters and tried to delete the information. >>> major league baseball players are facing an increased number of tests for illegal drugs. a deal between management and the players means human growth hormone testing will be conducted throughout the season instead of just spring training. urine and blood tests will be admin sterd and every player will be tested at least once. >>> another big weekend of nfl playoff football is starting with conference title games at stake. it starts tomorrow afternoon with baltimore visiting denver. then the packers face san francisco. and on sunday, it's seattle at atlanta, followed by the texans taking on new england. a lot going on. >> who are the giants p
. >>> new details are emerging about the secret service prostitution scandal ahead of president obama's visit to colombia last year. a report found three drug enforcement administration agents stationed there had paid for sexual services for themselves and two of those agents hired a prostitute for a visiting secret service supervisor. they used their government issued blackberries to arrange those encounters and tried to delete the information. >>> major league baseball...
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president obama said a million people signed up so far but the administration's goal is seven million by the end of march, 2014. even the president himself who was playing golf during his hawaiian vacation signed up for a health care plan symbolically. the president's staff got him not a gold but a bronze plan. the cheapest one for $400 providing only the minimum coverage. abc news, new york. >> here's the story of an artist's incredible creativity using the most unlikely of art supplies. the artist is named simon beck. he uses snow. >> he uses snow up in the french alps. he walks in snow shoes and creates amazing patterns and scenes. >> look at that! >> incredible. it takes up to ten hours to finish his designs. he's working at one of the largest ski areas this the alps. so plenty of holiday vacationers are being treated to that work. by the way, we have a website here. simon beck's snow art. it is his facebook page if you want to check some of these out for yourself. >> i'm amazed by that. >> that's incredible. here's the problem. one heavy wind, boom. art's done. >> almost like san
president obama said a million people signed up so far but the administration's goal is seven million by the end of march, 2014. even the president himself who was playing golf during his hawaiian vacation signed up for a health care plan symbolically. the president's staff got him not a gold but a bronze plan. the cheapest one for $400 providing only the minimum coverage. abc news, new york. >> here's the story of an artist's incredible creativity using the most unlikely of art supplies....
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. >>> the obama administration may soon urge the supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage. the white house is reportedly quietly considering filing a so-called "friend of the court" brief. and that could help sway the justices. the president's call for gay rights during last month's inaugural address suggested he may now see a federal role in defining marriage. i think people are going to have a strong reaction to that. it's like look, three separate branches of government, checks and balances. so why is the white house nudging the allegedly independent judicial branch to take something on that is a very controversial issue that divides the country deeply. >> but the president, in his inaugural address, spoke about several things, and that was one of them. he touched upon it very briefly, and people noticed and he's -- immigration is one of the things he's taking on in the second term of his administration. health care he took on in the first term. so it doesn't surprise me he's trying to put more things on his plate. the more things he can get done, in his second
. >>> the obama administration may soon urge the supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage. the white house is reportedly quietly considering filing a so-called "friend of the court" brief. and that could help sway the justices. the president's call for gay rights during last month's inaugural address suggested he may now see a federal role in defining marriage. i think people are going to have a strong reaction to that. it's like look, three separate...
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. >>> newly disclosed documents showing the obama administration gathered u.s. citizens' internet data until 2011, continuing a spying program started under president bush that revealed who americans exchange e-mails with and the internet protocol address of their computer. the program was stopped because it was considered ineffective. >>> well, a government witness says diplomatic cables leaked to wikileaks contained five kinds of classified information. james bradley is being court-martialed for leaking that information. manning says he did it to expose u.s. hypocrisy. >>> is the u.s. businessman held captive by workers at a chibies factory was released. chip starnes was released after a deal was reached to pay a severance package. the business executive held nearly a week at a factory in beijing. >>> and the south african government says nelson mandela is showing some signs of improvement, still in critical condition but stable. people gathered in pretoria and across the country to celebrate mandela's life and support the family. his oldest daughter warns tha
. >>> newly disclosed documents showing the obama administration gathered u.s. citizens' internet data until 2011, continuing a spying program started under president bush that revealed who americans exchange e-mails with and the internet protocol address of their computer. the program was stopped because it was considered ineffective. >>> well, a government witness says diplomatic cables leaked to wikileaks contained five kinds of classified information. james bradley is...
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another big day on capitol hill yesterday as top obama administration officials made their case for a strike against syria, but at this point we are probably a couple days away from a full vote. a small step forward on capitol hill. the senate foreign relations committee passed a resolution authorizing a strike against syria, but the white house still has a lot of convincing to do. several congressional leaders indicated they're backing president obama. right now there isn't enough committed support to pass authorization for a strike against syria in both the house and senate. top obama national security officials went before the house. >> the united states must demonstrate through our actions that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry grew frustrated when a republican lawmaker wanted to grill him on the attack in benghazi. kerry said there was no place for that in the debate over syria. >> i have sympathy for people in syria. i do think there should be a worldwide response, but we should act cautiously. >> reporter: while congress deb
another big day on capitol hill yesterday as top obama administration officials made their case for a strike against syria, but at this point we are probably a couple days away from a full vote. a small step forward on capitol hill. the senate foreign relations committee passed a resolution authorizing a strike against syria, but the white house still has a lot of convincing to do. several congressional leaders indicated they're backing president obama. right now there isn't enough committed...
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his tweets routinely criticized government officials and obama's policy. this is a crazy story. >> yeah. joseph openly criticized the policies of the white house, insults their intelligence and appearance. criticizes top white house and state department officials. i mean big, big names. >> yeah. his wife also works for the administration, by the way. now he has ruined his career but potentially ruined his wife's career because he wanted to make comments that he could have done around a lunch table. >> water cooler or golf course. yeah, right. >> yeah. >> social media, dangerous. be careful. >> so incredibly dangerous. >> this is his version of sending naughty pictures. not a good idea. >> not good. >>> a man in colorado putting a scare into onlookers who repeatedly called 911 until they saw him dangling from a hot air balloon. turns out he was only doing pull-ups. dan vincent said he and his girlfriend were filming an ad for a new exercise product, called monkey bars, and they can create makeshift gymnastic style suspension-type workouts including apparent
his tweets routinely criticized government officials and obama's policy. this is a crazy story. >> yeah. joseph openly criticized the policies of the white house, insults their intelligence and appearance. criticizes top white house and state department officials. i mean big, big names. >> yeah. his wife also works for the administration, by the way. now he has ruined his career but potentially ruined his wife's career because he wanted to make comments that he could have done...
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after announcing a fix to the healthcare.gov website, the administration says 375,000 visitors logged on to it by yesterday. >>> among those new enrollees is an unlikely set of workers benefitting from obama care. legal prostitutes in nevada. until now, nevada's prostitutes had been shunned by health insurance companies. nevada is the only state where prostitution is legal and where brothels are regulated and controlled. currently there are 19 legal brothels in nevada and they employ 500 prostitutes throughout the state of nevada. >>> president obama has also announced a new initiative in the battle against aids. the announcement made at a white house event yesterday marking world aids day. the president is redirecting $100 million into a project to find aids therapies. >>> topping the health headlines, researchers now link migraines to chemicals found in common household products. that chemical, bpa, is found in plastic ware and food packaging. it may cause a hormonal response and cause debilitating headaches. tests on rats show high levels increase sensitivity to light, sound and ot
after announcing a fix to the healthcare.gov website, the administration says 375,000 visitors logged on to it by yesterday. >>> among those new enrollees is an unlikely set of workers benefitting from obama care. legal prostitutes in nevada. until now, nevada's prostitutes had been shunned by health insurance companies. nevada is the only state where prostitution is legal and where brothels are regulated and controlled. currently there are 19 legal brothels in nevada and they employ...